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Definition of: affray
(ə·frā′) noun
1. A public brawl or fight; a disturbance of the peace.
2. Law The fighting in public of two or more persons in a manner that will naturally produce terror in others. See synonyms under ALTERCATION, QUARREL.
—v.t. Archaic
To cause to feel sudden fear; terrify; startle. [<OF effrei, esfrei, ult. <L ex- out + a Gmc. word for "peace" (cf. OHG fridu)]
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